db&w Tools for OSX HOT

Version 1.9- Added Schlick's Approximation- Fixed various issues wehn nodes were used in Modeler

Version 1.8- fixed compatibility issues with the pixel filter in LW10- fixed an issue with the Cache node when rendering using VPR in LW10- Added a Scene Comment master plugin (It requires TextWrangler as well as the matching command line tools to be installed on OSX)- Added the (experimental) StickyFrontUV node which can create front projection UVs for compositing.Those stick to the item if it is transformed. Deformations are not supported.- Added a Colour Space node to convert from one colour space to another (LW10 only)- Added a Colour Space Converter Generic plug-in to convert from one colour space to another (LW10 only)You can copy and paste colour values throughout LW using the following shortcuts (on the colour swatches):Shift-RMB : CopyCtrl-RMB : Paste

Version 1.7- Added the DepthLimiter Pixel filter. It clamps the maximum distance stored in the depth buffer to increase the quality of depth Anti-aliasing.

Version 1.6a- The Cache node didn't cache due to a change in code. Now it does - again.

Version 1.6- Added Illuminance option and function input to the Single Light Lambert node- Added Remap node- Fixed an issue with the single light illumination node in Modeler- Added PPC 64-bit to the OSX version

Version 1.5a- fixed an issue with the simple colour corrector image filter not using the values entered by the user- initial 64-bit OSX version

Version 1.5- Added Sequence node- Added "Revenge of the Lenscap" image viewer (Please be careful with that one!)- various extensions to existing nodes- various bug fixes- added on-line documentation at http://www.db-w.com/content/view/137/

Version 1.4:- Added Extended Spot Info Node- Added Time Info Node

Version 1.3b:- Removed the preview from the Cache node due to obscure crashes with third party nodes (SG_AmbOcc to be precise)- Added a "Pass Through" option to the Cache Node to quickly disable it- The Scalar Booster wasn't added to LightWave 3D properly, please re-add the plugin to get it.

Version 1.3a:- fixed a crash bug in the Cache Node related to multi-threading- fixed an issue in the Material Blender- fixed Modeler issues in the booster nodes as well as the cache node

Version 1.3:- Further speed improvements to the material blender node- Four new nodes: Cache, Material Booster, Colour Booster and Scalar Booster

Version 1.2:- Speed ups to the material blender if the opacity is 0%- Added Channel Blender and Single Light Illumination Nodes.

Version 1.1b:- fixes a bug that made the Material Blender unuseable for ... materials :( *sigh*- fixes a bug that caused the 32bit version of the Notifier to crash on Vista x64

Version 1.1a:- fixes a bug that only affects the Material Blender for OSX-CFM, the other plugins have not changed.

Version 1.4 includes:

*** Material Blender (Node) ***

This node allows you to split up materials into shading components, merge shaders into materials or blend different materials together.

On thing worth noting is the fact that the shading input always overrides the respective material, so if you connect a material to the "fg Material" input, the "fg Specular" will override the specular component of the material.

Kudos to Mike Stetson for coming up with the initial idea.

*** Channel Blender (Node) ***A node that allows you to split a vector/colour into the three components or merge them together.You can also selectively overwrite a single component.

*** Single Light Illumination (Node) ***Computes the lighting due to a single light and returns the shading as well as a value that is either 1 or 0 depending on whether the currently shaded spot is lit or not.

*** Cache (Node) ***This node basically passes through the inputs to the matching output. However, if a value is requested from the output for a second time at the current spot (and recursion level) the last value will be returned.This caches the value and prevents duplicate evaluations of the value connected to the input.This node can be used for all computationally heavy nodes (such as material and shaders) if multiple inputs are connected to their output.

*** Material Booster (Node) ***This node allows you to tweak the output of a material. The colour computed by the material can be boosted (multiplied) to enhance the effect.Every material component has a Boost percentage setting (this is just a multiplier for the component).If a scalar is connected to the respective Curve input, the Range parameter will be available as well.This will use the values supplied by the Curve input to modify the final boost from the Boost value to the Maximum value.If the Curve value is zero, Boost will be used, if the Curve value is 1, Maximum will be used. Other values will be interpolated.Mathematically speaking: final = Boost + Curve * (Maximum - Boost)

*** Colour Booster (Node) ***The same as the Material Booster but for a colour channel. You can of course also connect a Vector to it.

*** Scalar Booster (Node) ***The same as the Material Booster but for a scalar channel.

*** Extended Spot Info (Node) ***Exposes the internal Object ID, as well as the Object ID of the ray source and the current polygon number.

*** Time Info (Node) ***This node exposes the current frame and time as well as the frames per second of the scene.Original idea by James Willmott

*** Command Statistics (Master) ***This Master plugin records all commands fired by Layout and sorts them by how many times they are accessed.The idea is to record all actions, allowing you to decide which commands are used more often to streamline your configs and keyboard shorcuts. You can let it run while you work and after a few sessions it should become clear which parts of Layout you use more.This plugin is a Layout Master, which means that it is launched with LightWave 3D.The list of commands is stored between layout sessions.You can export the list of commands to a text file (tab delimited) or clear it.

--- Please Note ---Due to a missing key in the registry, the 32bit version of the notifier may not play back sounds on 64-bit versions of Windows.We've included two registry files to add that missing key. If you don't hear assigned sounds on 64-bit windows from 32-bit LW, you should install either of them (or edit them to suite):Wow64_MediaPath_C.reg : Sets the media search path to C:WINDOWSMedia (the default for a normal Windows installation)Wow64_MediaPath_D.reg : Sets the media search path to D:WINDOWSMedia

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